Lake Huron surpasses 95-year average
LAKE HURON—Water levels on Lakes Huron and Michigan have surpassed the 95-year average for September with no signs of slowing down just yet.
According to the United States Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Water Levels webpage, with data collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Canadian Hydrographic Service, as of presstime on Monday, September 8, the lake-wide average depth was 176.52 metres. The average last month was 176.48 while the average for this time last year was 176.04 metres. The long term average for the record between 1918 and 2013 for September is 176.50 metres. The record low for September was set in 1964 at 175.76 while the record high was 177.38 in 1986 during the unusually high water level period that was experienced during the three years at that time.
Lake Huron has bucked the trend in terms of a seasonal decline, which has yet to begin. A typical seasonal decline for Lake Huron would have begun during the summer months, but the amount of precipitation received this summer means the lake levels are still climbing. With the Farmers’ Almanac calling for yet another cold and snowy winter, those levels may climb even higher by next spring.
